Rankings

The Faculty ranks consistently highly across all engineering disciplines, and you can view these rankings in the prominent league tables below. The tables are updated at various stages throughout the year.

Visit the Strategic Planning website to view the College's overall position in various league tables.

QS World university rankings

Overall, Imperial was voted 8th best university in the world in this year's QS rankings.

Subject

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

Chemical Engineering

7th

9th

6th

6th

6th

3rd

9th

Civil Engineering

3rd

4th

5th

4th

9th

1st

6th

Computing

12th

12th

12th

15th

13th

18th

18th

Earth Sciences

23rd

26th

20th

23rd

17th

Electrical Engineering

5th

9th

10th

9th

8th

8th

9th

Engineering and Technology

6th

6th

7th

6th

6th

Materials Science

11th

12th

3rd

6th

4th

5th

Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

8th

9th

5th

6th

6th

4th

7th

Education Guardian university guide (UK)

Overall, Imperial was ranked 7th best university in the UK in this year's Guardian university guide.